Portret van Michel Le Tellier
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
216; 265
About this artwork
Gift of the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Kunsten en Wetenschappen
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Michel Leier" is a finely detailed engraving by Friedrich Wilhelm Burmeister, in 1866. 265mm by 216mm, this intimate portrait captures the stern visage of Michel Le Tell, the influential 17th-century French statesman served as Secretary of State War under Louis XIV. Le Tellier played a pivotal role in modern the French military, laying groundwork for his son's expansions during the Sun King's reign. Burmeister, a skilled 19th-century engraver renders the subject with precise line work typical of the medium, evoking the gravitas of historical portraiture. Engraving, as seen here, ...